Tarara’s friend and off-duty Winnebago County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Pobjecky retrieved another firearm from Tarara’s hip in the midst of the struggle and opened fire on the assailants, killing 16-year-old Sago Jr.

First-degree murder is punishable by 20 to 60 years in prison.

Pumilia scheduled a Dec. 9 court date for sentencing Bellmon.

Coates was previously sentenced to 40 years in prison for felony murder after a jury ruled that although he didn’t personally fire the shots that killed Sago Jr., he was responsible for the teenager’s death.

Brandon Sago is scheduled to go on trial in December on identical charges.